26 Books like Boundaries

Boundaries

by Henry Cloud • 1995

Say no without losing connection: a biblical path from guilt to freedom.

4.32

1k+

🚧 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🔗 Codependency Recovery

Boundaries 98%

Say no without losing connection: a biblical path from guilt to freedom.

by Henry Cloud 1995

4.32

1k+ ratings

🚧 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🔗 Codependency Recovery

The Art of Everyday Assertiveness

by Patrick King • 2018

Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.

3.94

540

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙅 Saying No

The Art of Everyday Assertiveness Summary

The Art of Everyday Assertiveness 97%

Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.

by Patrick King 2018

3.94

540 ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙅 Saying No

Stop People Pleasing

by Patrick King • 2018

You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.

3.84

1k+

🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🧱 Boundary Setting

Stop People Pleasing 97%

You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.

by Patrick King 2018

3.84

1k+ ratings

🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Joy of Being Selfish

by Michelle Elman • 2021

What if putting yourself first was the most generous move? Boundaries without the guilt spiral.

4.18

2k+

🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

The Joy of Being Selfish 97%

What if putting yourself first was the most generous move? Boundaries without the guilt spiral.

by Michelle Elman 2021

4.18

2k+ ratings

🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You

by David Hawkins • 2004

How to stop pleasing everyone and start honoring God. The Christian case for boundaries.

4.07

136

🎭 People Pleasing ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧶 Codependency Recovery

When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You Summary

When Pleasing Others Is Hurting You 97%

How to stop pleasing everyone and start honoring God. The Christian case for boundaries.

by David Hawkins 2004

4.07

136 ratings

🎭 People Pleasing ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧶 Codependency Recovery

Too Nice for Your Own Good

by Duke Robinson • 1997

Nice people finish drained, resentful, and overlooked. Specific skills that break the pattern.

3.46

2k+

🎭 People Pleasing 🚧 Interpersonal Boundaries 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Too Nice for Your Own Good 97%

Nice people finish drained, resentful, and overlooked. Specific skills that break the pattern.

by Duke Robinson 1997

3.46

2k+ ratings

🎭 People Pleasing 🚧 Interpersonal Boundaries 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Approval Addiction

by Joyce Meyer • 2002

Your worth, anchored in who God says you are, not in anyone's approval: the end of people-pleasing.

4.37

4k+

🙅‍♀️ People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Identity

Approval Addiction 96%

Your worth, anchored in who God says you are, not in anyone's approval: the end of people-pleasing.

by Joyce Meyer 2002

4.37

4k+ ratings

🙅‍♀️ People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Identity

Cómo mandar a la mierda de forma educada

by Alba Cardalda • 2023

Stop being a yes person. A psychologist's step-by-step system for boundaries that actually hold.

3.88

3k+

🧱 Boundary Setting 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🎭 People Pleasing

Cómo mandar a la mierda de forma educada Summary

Cómo mandar a la mierda de forma educada 96%

Stop being a yes person. A psychologist's step-by-step system for boundaries that actually hold.

by Alba Cardalda 2023

3.88

3k+ ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🎭 People Pleasing

The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself

by Mike Bechtle • 2021

Escape the approval trap: the skills for real relationships that don't require losing your warmth.

4.16

140

🧱 People Pleasing 🔒 Relational Boundaries 😟 Fear Of Rejection

The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself Summary

The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself 96%

Escape the approval trap: the skills for real relationships that don't require losing your warmth.

by Mike Bechtle 2021

4.16

140 ratings

🧱 People Pleasing 🔒 Relational Boundaries 😟 Fear Of Rejection

The Disease to Please

by Harriet B. Braiker • 2000

Why needing everyone's approval works like an addiction, and the protocol for breaking free.

3.89

2k+

🎭 People-Pleasing 💉 Approval Addiction 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Disease to Please 96%

Why needing everyone's approval works like an addiction, and the protocol for breaking free.

by Harriet B. Braiker 2000

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎭 People-Pleasing 💉 Approval Addiction 🧱 Boundary Setting

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

by Nedra Glover Tawwab • 2021

Saying no scares you more than burnout. A therapist's method for limits that stick.

4.24

38k+

🧱 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Set Boundaries, Find Peace 96%

Saying no scares you more than burnout. A therapist's method for limits that stick.

by Nedra Glover Tawwab 2021

4.24

38k+ ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable

by Karen Ehman • 2021

Fear of rejection has hijacked your yes. The faith-based way back to a clean, honest no.

3.94

713

🙇 People Pleasing 😰 Fear Of Rejection 🧱 Boundary Setting

When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable Summary

When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable 96%

Fear of rejection has hijacked your yes. The faith-based way back to a clean, honest no.

by Karen Ehman 2021

3.94

713 ratings

🙇 People Pleasing 😰 Fear Of Rejection 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Codependency Recovery Plan

by Krystal Mazzola • 2019

Codependency taught you to put everyone first. A structured plan to finally put yourself there.

4.27

326

🧶 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics

The Codependency Recovery Plan 96%

Codependency taught you to put everyone first. A structured plan to finally put yourself there.

by Krystal Mazzola 2019

4.27

326 ratings

🧶 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics

The Book of Boundaries

by Melissa Urban • 2022

Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.

4.13

7k+

🛡️ Healthy Boundaries 💪 Assertiveness Training 🙅 People Pleasing Recovery

The Book of Boundaries 96%

Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.

by Melissa Urban 2022

4.13

7k+ ratings

🛡️ Healthy Boundaries 💪 Assertiveness Training 🙅 People Pleasing Recovery

Assertiveness

by Judy Murphy • 2011

Say no. Ask for what you want. Push back. Do it all without losing anyone's respect.

3.8

733

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧍 Body Language

Assertiveness 96%

Say no. Ask for what you want. Push back. Do it all without losing anyone's respect.

by Judy Murphy 2011

3.8

733 ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧍 Body Language

Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life

by David Hawkins • 2007

Five toxic personalities that distort your reality, and the boundary system for reclaiming it.

4.08

227

💔 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life Summary

Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life 96%

Five toxic personalities that distort your reality, and the boundary system for reclaiming it.

by David Hawkins 2007

4.08

227 ratings

💔 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Let Go Now

by Karen Casey • 2010

The illusion of control is exhausting you. Detachment, done right, is how you get your life back.

4.16

600

🪢 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Relationship Boundaries 🍃 Letting Go

Let Go Now 96%

The illusion of control is exhausting you. Detachment, done right, is how you get your life back.

by Karen Casey 2010

4.16

600 ratings

🪢 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Relationship Boundaries 🍃 Letting Go

How to Deal with Toxic People

by Gregory L. Jantz • 2021

Toxic people will not change just because you forgive them. Pairing grace with backbone.

3.76

218

🧪 Toxic Relationships 🧱 Boundary Setting 🎭 People-Pleasing

How to Deal with Toxic People 96%

Toxic people will not change just because you forgive them. Pairing grace with backbone.

by Gregory L. Jantz 2021

3.76

218 ratings

🧪 Toxic Relationships 🧱 Boundary Setting 🎭 People-Pleasing

The Power of Saying No

by Vanessa Patrick • 2023

Why saying no feels terrible and the values-first method that makes it stick.

3.50

260

🧱 Boundary Setting 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🎭 People Pleasers

The Power of Saying No 95%

Why saying no feels terrible and the values-first method that makes it stick.

by Vanessa Patrick 2023

3.50

260 ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🎭 People Pleasers

Setting Boundaries That Stick

by Juliane Taylor Shore • 2023

Boundaries fail when you feel unsafe. Rewire your brain's threat response, and the words stick.

4.32

260

🧱 Boundary Setting 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 💗 Self-Compassion

Setting Boundaries That Stick 95%

Boundaries fail when you feel unsafe. Rewire your brain's threat response, and the words stick.

by Juliane Taylor Shore 2023

4.32

260 ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 💗 Self-Compassion

Never Go Back

by Henry Cloud • 2014

Your failed patterns aren't a willpower problem. They're a going-it-alone problem.

4.26

1k+

🛐 Christian Self-Help 🔁 Breaking Cycles 🤝 Accountability

Never Go Back 95%

Your failed patterns aren't a willpower problem. They're a going-it-alone problem.

by Henry Cloud 2014

4.26

1k+ ratings

🛐 Christian Self-Help 🔁 Breaking Cycles 🤝 Accountability

Pulling Your Own Strings

by Wayne W. Dyer • 1978

The 1978 anti-victim handbook: draw lines, say no, and stop handing over the strings.

4.07

2k+

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🛡️ Overcoming Victimhood

Pulling Your Own Strings 95%

The 1978 anti-victim handbook: draw lines, say no, and stop handing over the strings.

by Wayne W. Dyer 1978

4.07

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🛡️ Overcoming Victimhood

Love Yourself First

by Krystle Laughter • 2020

Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.

4.39

368

💔 Toxic Relationships ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting

Love Yourself First 95%

Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.

by Krystle Laughter 2020

4.39

368 ratings

💔 Toxic Relationships ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting

How to Stop Breaking Your Own Heart

by Meggan Roxanne • 2024

Your worst relationship is with yourself. The way out: stop treating your own needs as negotiable.

3.68

2k+

🙇 People Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Self Sabotage

How to Stop Breaking Your Own Heart Summary

How to Stop Breaking Your Own Heart 95%

Your worst relationship is with yourself. The way out: stop treating your own needs as negotiable.

by Meggan Roxanne 2024

3.68

2k+ ratings

🙇 People Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Self Sabotage

The Sugar Jar

by Yasmine Cheyenne • 2022

A jar, some sugar, a lid: the visual boundary practice that stops people-pleasing before it starts.

3.96

801

🚧 Boundary Work 🍯 Energy Protection 🙇 People Pleasing

The Sugar Jar 95%

A jar, some sugar, a lid: the visual boundary practice that stops people-pleasing before it starts.

by Yasmine Cheyenne 2022

3.96

801 ratings

🚧 Boundary Work 🍯 Energy Protection 🙇 People Pleasing

Why Your Life Sucks

by Alan Cohen • 2002

Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.

3.87

988

🦸 Personal Empowerment 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧠 Limiting Beliefs

Why Your Life Sucks 95%

Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.

by Alan Cohen 2002

3.87

988 ratings

🦸 Personal Empowerment 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧠 Limiting Beliefs

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